Divya Desam series: - TIRUNANGUR (Tirukkavalampadi)

March 19, 2008

TIRUNANGUR (Tirukkavalampadi) This Divya shetram is located at a distance of 10 Kms from Sirkhazi. This shrine is also known as Keezhchattanathapuram and Kannan Koyil. The moolavar is Gopalakrishnan with His consorts Rukmini and Satyabhama portrayed in a standing posture, and holding a cow with a rope in his left hand. Thayar is Senkamala Naachiyaar also called Madavaral Mangai. There is no separate sanctum for Thayar. The Utsavar is called Rajagopalan. The Theertham is Tadamalarppoikai and the Vimanam Swayambu Vimanam. The sthala puranam is that Krishna went in search of the Parijatha flowers to please

the desire of Satyabhama. After a long search He meditated on Siva, who revealed to Him that the lake filled with Parijatha flowers are at this Shetram. With the presence of Rukmini and Satyabhama with the Lord at this shrine this is considered to be equivalent to Dwaraka. Azhwar Mangalaasaasanam: Tirumangai Azhwar – 1298-1307 (pasuram number as found in Naalaayira Divya prabhandam) Located here is Tirukkuraiyalur the birthplace of Tiirumangai Azhwar. This shetram is considered to be one of the 11 Divya desams associated with Tirumangai Azhwar. – (The others are Tiruvanpurushottaman, Arimeya Vinnagaram, Tiru Chemponsei koyil, Manimaadakkoyil, Vaikunta Vinnagaram, Tirudevanaar Togai, Tiruttetriambalam, Manikkottam, Tiruvellakkulam and Parthanpalli) After the new moon night during the Tamil month of Thai, utsava moorthis mounted on Garuda are being brought from all the 11 Divya desams to Tirunangur temple and give darsan to Tirumangai Azhwar seated on Hamsa vahanam. All the

pasurams of Tirumangai azhwar dedicated to each of these 11 shetrams are recited. The Ekadasi Garuda sevai is one of the important festivals in this shetram. Om Namo Narayanaya Padmashri Sampathkumar

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